Talkin' Down the Highway: A Beach Boys Podcast

Episode 48 of 'Talkin' Down the Highway: A Beach Boys Podcast' is only available on YouTube. Find it on the STRANGE CURRENCIES MUSIC channel.

The penultimate installment of Talkin' Down the Highway is a brilliant concept episode: one that finds the gang discussing the 2021 documentary Long Promised Road . Other topics include Del Taco, Mike Love's appearance on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous , and the aesthetic nightmare that is the Cybertruck.

The guys discuss the 2014 Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy . Also, Glenn gets banned from wearing his Lebowski sweater for a year; however -- thanks to a loyal listener of the podcast -- he gets a suitable idea for a replacement.

Matt, Glenn, and Tim discuss The Beach Boys' 2012 reunion album That's Why God Made the Radio , as well as the controversy-filled tour that accompanied its release. Other topics include the travails of the "Talkin'" crew performing their Royalty Free (To Them) music, shout outs to some heroes within the gang's own circle, and Duff Gardens.

The guys surpass the hour mark to discuss Brian Wilson's triumphant 2004 resurrection of the fabled SMiLE project, and the 2011 release of the original 1966-67 sessions. Other topics include Diet Dr. Pepper, veepstakes, and bear cubs.

The crew returns to discuss the 1996 album Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1 . Other topics include couches, Kid Cuisine, Home Improvement , NASCAR, and when the long-awaited "Vol. 2" will finally arrive.

The guys discuss the Mike Love-led 1992 album Summer in Paradise . Other topics include ringing in the new year with Captain Beefheart, buying vinyl records overseas, Tim's love of Baywatch , and the official (and highly-coveted) Talkin' Down the Highway presidential endorsement.

The guys discuss The Beach Boys' three (!?!) separate appearances on the American family sitcom, Full House . Other topics include Francoise Hardy, the appropriateness of "Glennergy" in Europe, and whether or not Joey Gladstone actually pays rent.

Matt, Glenn, and Tim discuss another "brilliant concept album" by The Beach Boys: 1989's Still Cruisin.' Other topics include reverse raptures, the Dred Scott Case, and forklift certification.

Matt, Glenn, and Tim talk Brian Wilson’s 1988 debut solo album. Other topics include lazy titles, Tim’s visit to something called “Dinosaur Zoo,” and the beloved garage rock band The Rising Storm.

The crew discuss The Beach Boys' 1985 self-titled album. Other topics include fantasy baseball, multiple Stephen Malkmus references, and some sound advice for Nazis.

The guys discuss the solo debut albums from Carl Wilson and Mr. Kibbles N. Bits himself. Other topics include driving on the wrong side of the road, alternate guitar tunings, and crying outside of the Abbey Road Studios.

The gang discuss the new Disney+ documentary The Beach Boys . Other topics include Glenn discovering a new beer, Tim reminiscing about an odd bit of "Old Portland" lore, and Matt displaying fleeting sympathy for an aging Mike Love.

Matt, Glenn, and Tim talk Keepin' the Summer Alive : the first Beach Boys album of the 1980s. Other topics include high concept art, the differences between the North and South Pole, and the classic Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat."

The guys discuss 1979's L.A. (Light Album) . Other topics include helipads, stupid people on social media, 9/11, and 7-Eleven.

The guys discuss the 1978 Beach Boys record, M.I.U. Album . Other topics include playing ping-pong at Denny's, Mike Love "fun facts" (including that his own brother apparently can't stand him), and the podcast crew's upcoming trip to the beautiful coastal cornfields of Iowa.

Matt, Glenn, and Tim (note the Oxford comma) discuss Dennis Wilson's 1977 solo debut, Pacific Ocean Blue . Other topics include mezcal, Aurora Borealis, and chance encounters with Bill Oakley.

The guys discuss the unreleased late-seventies album, Adult Child . Other topics include Glenn making a bold prediction, Tim committing a regrettable verbal faux pas, and Matt threatening Al Jardine with a lobster.

The crew discuss The Beach Boys' 1977 album Love You . Other topics include illicit sources of income, Patti Smith, and Brian Dennehy ( aka , America's answer to the Indian film star, Otm Shank).

Matt, Glenn, and Tim discuss The Beach Boys' 1976 album, 15 Big Ones . Other topics include Glenn's favorite gas station, Al Jardine's great betrayal, and what exactly constitutes a "big one."

The gang return from their brief hiatus to discuss the second half of the made-for-TV film, The Beach Boys: An American Family . Other topics include chance encounters with iconic actors, Nick Castellanos, and the relative merits of fast food chains from the American Southwest.

The crew discuss 1974's Endless Summer : for some, a fine compilation; for others, a "brilliant concept album." Other topics include spring break, honking etiquette, and a litany of Simpsons references.

The gang discuss the 1973 record, The Beach Boys in Concert . Other topics include favorite live albums, Dennis Wilson's haircut, Todd Gack, and the first episode of a new feature, Nixon Notes .

Matt, Glenn, and Tim discuss The Beach Boys' 1973 LP Holland , and its companion EP Mount Vernon and Fairway (A Fairy Tale) . Other topics include William Henry Harrison, duty-free shops, and extraordinarily sexy forests.

The guys discuss The Beach Boys' absurdly-titled 1972 LP, Carl and the Passions "So Tough." Other topics include Glenn's unhealthy dive into Beach Boys fan fiction, Poochie the Rockin' Dog, and pondering why we need to keep talking about Daryl Dragon.